Yup, the mini's are substantially more stable when setup right....emagine that same improvement when going to a 30 or 60 size.

your absolutely right, practicing with micro's makes flying mini's seem....more predictable. They take more space to fly the same patterns though. Not allot more, but the back yard just doesn't seem big enough for more than real slow tight hovering with little to no bank in the turns.

the bcp can burn some nice fast curves in the same size space. I did my very first tail in remote circle tonight.....almost lost it but gave power/pitch and got some altitude while I got the tail back towards me. That one point, just past the part of the circle closest to me...heli going just past nose in (counter clockwise for now) and on around...I make it past nose in and..{BRAIN FART}...chicken out and grab a quick hover....whew

Damn this is the coolest hobby!!!